Childhood Obesity: Play schools take a key role to reverse the trend

Much talked about the child obesity as it is becoming more and more threatening to the society. The trend is rampant in the metros where kids spend most of their time in school, tuitions, watching television or playing indoor games. In addition, they have a high propensity to intake varieties of junk foods. Statistics give you an idea how severe the problem is. About 20 per cent of school-going children in India are obese. However, a study conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) among children of age group of 14 to 18, has showed 17 per cent of the sample size are either obese or overweight.

Though the study was conducted among teenagers, pediatricians felt that obesity did not grow overnight. Teenagers who were overweight had perhaps never follow healthy habits from their childhood. Grooming toddlers with healthy habits at a tender age is the need of the hour. For this, onus is on responsible play schools like Genius Kids to teach toddlers about which foods are healthy and which are not. Unlike in the past, the obesity rate among play school goers has doubled while the same rate for adolescents and school-going children aged between 6 to 11 years has tripled.

According to Ravindran Kumeran, the Chennai based founder trustee of Obesity Foundation India, parents and educational institutions particularly play schools can play a crucial role to correct this trend. Taking a cue from this, top notch day care like Genius Kids day care asks parents to instill children for correct habits and lifestyle choices. Kolkata’s reputed day care keeps toddlers busy with outside games along with dancing and mild physical exercise. Teachers at top play schools like Genius Kids advise parents to continue the same activities at home particularly on holidays.

Teachers keep on informing parents not to exhibit bad habits because such ill-practice increases the risk of obesity among their children. Dr. Vaman Khadilkar, consultant pediatric endocrinologist warns that Type-2 diabetes with hypertension among children is growing at a brisk rate. During last two decades, children with high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides which cause heart attack are often found in clinics.

Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India showed in a study that there has been a major change in food habits in metros where about 86 per cent of households favour processed foods owing to high income and a better living standard with western influences. Apart from introducing various outdoor activities reputed day care like Genius Kids day care brings about little changes in diet. Teachers prefer that children should carry home cooked meals in the school instead of all chips, chocolate, soft drinks and white bread. Children are encouraged to eat fresh fruits.

Teachers at responsible play schools like Genius Kids counsel parents how to be creative while making dishes tasty with using minimum oil. Parents at reputed day care are asked to avoid deep-frying foods instead they are encouraged to adopt roasting and stir frying methods.  In fact, pediatricians feel while parents start providing healthy foods such as wheat bread sandwiches, chapatis and fruits in place of junk food, kids too will start enjoying healthy meals quickly. In summer, kids are told at reputed day care like Genius Kids day care to drink coconut water, low fat milk, fresh fruit and vegetable juices.

So, it is about healthy habits and choices that your kids must learn and play schools are the right platform to start the healthy practice.  For more information on our curriculum, birthday party organizer Kolkata, child development processes, please visit our website at www.geniuskidsindia.com or email us at info@geniuskidsindia.com. Our support team will get back to you within 1-business day.

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